Do you remember the beautiful Festive Holly (Nikko/Japan) dinnerware I bought last year at the consignment sale I helped my daughter with? I researched on Replacements.com, and they would have cost $419.50 if I'd bought them a piece at the time (doesn't include shipping). I got all this for $19.50!! Probably my best bargain EVAH!! Not even a single chip! Last year, I used gold chargers. This year I'm using silver. They are the only new item on this table, and were 98 cents each at Wal Mart. I could hardly wait to get them out again this year. Aren't they pretty?? This table cloth was bought at the same consignment sale for $4 - $5. I just draped it over the drop cloth table cloth on the table, since it's only 52" x 70". A perfect cloth with the dishes, don't you think? This pedestal was a KMart find a number of years ago for $5.00. The green bowl was purchased at a consignment shop near our SW Georgia home. The...
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